Rand Paul: “No. From going to hundreds of tea party rallies and grassroots rallies with voters across America, what I see is they…”

“No. From going to hundreds of tea party rallies and grassroots rallies with voters across America, what I see is they want what is best for America. I don't think they particularly care whether it is a Republican plan or Democratic plan. They want what is best for America. They want a solution. The problem with the debate in Washington is all of the proposals seem to want to add more debt. We have $14 trillion worth of debt, and both the Republican and the Democratic proposal will add $7 trillion to $8 trillion more in debt. What I think the folks in the tea party want--and those who are concerned about passing on the debt to their kids and grandkids want-- is to spend less. I think a great contrast and what illustrates the problem is spending is going up 7 percent a year. Nobody is talking about cutting that spending. They are talking about cutting the rate of growth of that spending. There is a new plan out called the one penny plan. It would have real cuts of one penny on every dollar spent. The other side pulls their hair and says: Oh, you are so radical. We say: We want to cut one penny out of every dollar of government spending. Is that radical? The President has said it is a dysfunctional place. He is right in that sense. I think some of the dysfunction comes from the hypocrisy or from the other side not really listening. For example, the balanced budget amendment. They say polls show routinely 75 percent of Americans are for it.…”